Brief Description
This is a high impact role at the intersection of corporate planning, advanced analytics, and executive reporting.
The Strategic Insights and Corporate Finance Business Partnering group is seeking a Senior Manager to join the team focused on enterprise-wide strategic reporting, analysis, and planning.
The successful candidate will play a critical role in supporting corporate planning activities by delivering high quality analysis, insightful reporting, and robust forecasting to inform leadership decisions.
Leveraging data analytics and modelling, financial expertise, and Oracle planning tools, this individual will ensure alignment with enterprise-wide strategic priorities and optimize reporting processes to drive clarity and confidence in decision making.
Essential Functions
Prepare Executive Committee and Board of Directors reporting packages, focusing on key performance indicators, historic and forecast financial performance, and strategic metrics to support decision-making.
Deliver high quality internal reporting and analysis for Global Finance and Executive leadership, leveraging Oracle Narrative Reporting and other planning tools.
Develop actionable insights and recommendations by analyzing variances, identifying drivers, and ensuring alignment with enterprise-wide strategic priorities.
Prepare ad hoc analysis applying data analytics and financial expertise to deliver clear, actionable insights.
Lead corporate planning cycles, including managing the corporate calendar, engaging stakeholders, and ensuring alignment on deliverables to support Board of Directors reporting packages.
Continuously seek opportunities to optimize processes and drive improvements with a growth mindset.
Lead cross-functional projects and engage with senior leaders to analyze and understand key business performance drivers, ensuring alignment with financial targets and strategic priorities.
Facilitate quarterly earnings preparation through oversight of briefing materials and coordination of information flow across the CFO organization.
Develop and maintain financial models to support the creation of annual financial targets, ensuring alignment with company objectives and strategic priorities.
Drive continuous improvement in enterprise planning and reporting processes, sharing best practices and leveraging technology to improve efficiency and insight generation
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Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
Qualified accountant (ACA/ACCA) or similar relevant qualification.
Minimum of 5 years' post-qualification experience in financial planning and analysis, preferably in a global or pharmaceutical environment.
Strong financial modeling, data analysis and interpretation skills, with the ability to transform complex datasets into clear, actionable insights.
Strong problem solving and analytical capabilities, including financial modeling and variance analysis.
Proficiency in Oracle Narrative Reporting and experience with large planning systems (SAP or similar); ability to optimize reporting processes.
Expert-level Excel skills and strong PowerPoint capabilities for executive-ready presentations.
Ability to work effectively across global teams, including asynchronous collaboration using tools such as Microsoft Teams.
Excellent interpersonal skills to build relationships and influence stakeholders at all levels; ability to work independently and as part of a team.
Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to translate complex financial information into clear, compelling narratives.
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